Canning, Dehydrating and other Forms of Food Preservation

May 26, 2012

Presented by Fleming College
Learn how to preserve vegatables, meat and fruits during this hands-on course at a local community kitchen.  You will prepare these tools using methods of boil water canning, pressure canning, dehydrating, vacuum sealing, freezing and root cellaring.  Please bring a sharp kitchen knife and  a clean cutting board to the class.

Wilson's Fresh Blueberries Inc,

Edible Landscaping Open House

May 27, 2012

2:00pm - 4:00pm

Come to our Open House to learn more about planting and caring for your very own super‐fruit!
Highbush blueberries make excellent additions to your landscape.
These incredible bushes:

• grow 4‐6 feet tall,
•  grow 3‐4 feet wide,
•  live 30+ years, and
•  mature bushes produce 10+ pounds of berries each year!

Opening for Pick‐Your‐Own Blueberries in July 2013 For more information and directions, visit our website www.wilsonsfreshblueberries.ca or call 705‐799‐0315

Kawartha Country Wines wins the Bobcaygeon and Area Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Business Achievement Award

The Bobcaygeon and Area Chamber of Commerce recognizes Kawartha Country Wines at their annual Ceremony and Banquet

Bobcaygeon, ON April 29, 2012:  John Rufa and Trish Dougherty of Kawartha Country Wines were awarded the Outstanding Business Achievement Award at last Saturday’s Bobcaygeon and Area Chamber of Commerce Awards Gala.  With a wine selection including Elderberry, Kiwi and Red Currant and a broad range of gourmet preserves, vintner and winery owner John Rufa is pleased to be recognized for innovation.

“We’re very gratified to see that all the hard work and commitment we put into Kawartha Country Wines has been recognized”.  Rufa also noted that they “were truly surprised and honoured to be recognized among such an esteemed group of entrepreneurs”. 

Other nominees for this award were Edgetown Ford, Jermyn Lumber Ltd., City of Kawartha Lakes Economic Development and 1867 Confederation Log Homes. The award is presented annually based on the following criteria: product innovation and technological advancements, environmental leadership, marked increase in sales, sound business standards and ethics and increased employment to the town and area. The winery is located at 2275 County Road 36 and is open 7 days a week 10am-6pm.

Congratulations from all the staff of the GPA EDC & Kawartha Choice FarmFresh & Peterborough & the Kawarthas Touirsm

Visit their website http://www.kawarthacountrywines.ca/

and "like" them on facebook http://www.facebook.com/kawarthacountrywines

Peterborough Downtown Farmers' Market opening day is

Date: Wednesday, May 2, 2012 and every Wednesday until October!

Time: 8:30 am - 2:00 pm

Location: Louis St. Parking Lot (Downtown Peterborough behind Shoppers)

Come and say Hi to all the vendors, the weather is to be fabulous.

What and who will you find at the market this time of year? visit their  facebook page  http://www.facebook.com/PeterboroughDowntownFarmersMarket

Come for lunch, it is so nice to pick up something fresh for dinner but then stay for a prepared lunch. enjoy the site and sounds that only can be found at a farmers' market.

See you there!

Heirloom Tomatoes ~for their old fashioned taste             

                                         ~for their natural beauty

• We all know that tomatoes are good for you, high in Vitamin C and A, a good source of fibre as well as containing high levels of the potent antioxidant “lycopene”. But the tomatoes available in supermarkets have been developed for their ability to be shipped long distances and remain on the market shelf for long periods of time. Their skin is often thick and tough and their taste is to say the least “unremarkable”.
• But what is old has become new again! The longing for that old fashioned tomato taste that was thought gone forever has revived an interest in heirloom tomatoes; the varieties that were grown for hundreds of years by families who saved the seeds from these wonderful plants and passed them down from generation to generation.
• We, at Spring Break Farm,  specialize in growing the largest selection of heirloom tomatoes in Central Ontario.

•  At our annual Heirloom Tomato Seedling Sale in May we offer over 100 varieties of heirloom tomatoes. Romantic names like “Mariana’s Peace, “Djena Lee’s Golden Girl”, “Box Car Willie” represent tomatoes that were prized for their distinctive taste often described as “smoky”, “tangy”, “tart with a hint of spicyness” – rainbow colours- bright reds, soft pinks, mellow yellows, brilliant oranges, dark mysterious purple/blacks, sassy stripes and cool greens in a myriad of sizes and shapes – tomatoes whose size range from smaller than a dime to those that weigh in at over 2 pounds. These are the tomatoes that you won’t readily find in your supermarket or as plants in your local garden centres.

                         Join us for an heirloom tomato experience!

Latest News

2012 Heirloom Tomato Seedling Sale dates are set! The sale will start Saturday, May 19 to Saturday June 2, 2012 (excluding Sundays). Some varieties sell out quickly so to be sure you receive your choices e-mail your list to us at kawarthaspringbreakfarm@gmail.com. We will set aside your order for you to pick up during our sale dates.  For more information please check out the website at www.springbreakfarm.ca

June 17 - Beekeeping & Integrated Pest Management

Hosted by: Central Ontario Beekeepers’ Association

Facilitated by: The OBA Tech-Transfer Team

REGISTRATION:  

Contact Lenka Petric at 705-944-5996 or macpet@nexicom.net for more information and to receive your registration package.

For both workshops:

Time: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Location:  Kawartha Lakes Honey, 465 Colony Road, RR2, Bobcaygeon, ON, K0M 1A0.

Lunch:  Provided with registration fee.  Coffee and snacks also included.

Cost: OBA members: $119.47 plus 13% HST. (Total = $135.00 per person per workshop)

            Non-members: $128.32 plus 13% HST. (Total = $145.00 per person per workshop)

Note: Each workshop is limited to a maximum of 24 participants, on a first come, first serve basis.

Please bring a bee hat and veil, a bee suit (eg. coveralls) and suitable footwear, as there will be hands-on instruction in the bee yard.  If you require help in obtaining some items contact Lenka Petric.

Workshop #1:  “Introductory Beekeeping”

Date: Saturday June 16^th, 2012

            This beekeeping workshop consists of classroom sessions and hands-on lessons in the bee yard.  Participants of all experience levels are welcome.  Topics include basic honey bee biology, beekeeping equipment, working in the bee colony, seasonal beekeeper responsibilities, harvesting and extracting honey and preparing bee colonies for winter.  Each participant will receive a copy of the Ontario Beekeeping Manual.

Workshop #2:  “Beekeeping and IPM (Integrated Pest Management)”

Date: Sunday June 17^th, 2012

            This intermediate beekeeping workshop consists of classroom sessions and hands-on lessons in the bee yard.  Participants should have taken an Introductory Beekeeping workshop or course and/or have at least one season of beekeeping experience prior to attending.  Topics include pest and disease biology and identification, monitoring for pests and diseases, record keeping, treatments and integrated pest management.  Each participant will receive a copy of the Ontario Beekeeping Manual.

June 16 - Introductory Beekeeping  

                                               June 17 - Beekeeping & Integrated Pest Management

Hosted by: Central Ontario Beekeepers’ Association

Facilitated by: The OBA Tech-Transfer Team

REGISTRATION:  

Contact Lenka Petric at 705-944-5996 or macpet@nexicom.net for more information and to receive your registration package.

For both workshops:

Time: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Location:  Kawartha Lakes Honey, 465 Colony Road, RR2, Bobcaygeon, ON, K0M 1A0.

Lunch:  Provided with registration fee.  Coffee and snacks also included.

Cost: OBA members: $119.47 plus 13% HST. (Total = $135.00 per person per workshop)

            Non-members: $128.32 plus 13% HST. (Total = $145.00 per person per workshop)

Note: Each workshop is limited to a maximum of 24 participants, on a first come, first serve basis.

Please bring a bee hat and veil, a bee suit (eg. coveralls) and suitable footwear, as there will be hands-on instruction in the bee yard.  If you require help in obtaining some items contact Lenka Petric.

Workshop #1:  “Introductory Beekeeping”

Date: Saturday June 16^th, 2012

            This beekeeping workshop consists of classroom sessions and hands-on lessons in the bee yard.  Participants of all experience levels are welcome.  Topics include basic honey bee biology, beekeeping equipment, working in the bee colony, seasonal beekeeper responsibilities, harvesting and extracting honey and preparing bee colonies for winter.  Each participant will receive a copy of the Ontario Beekeeping Manual.

Workshop #2:  “Beekeeping and IPM (Integrated Pest Management)”

Date: Sunday June 17^th, 2012

            This intermediate beekeeping workshop consists of classroom sessions and hands-on lessons in the bee yard.  Participants should have taken an Introductory Beekeeping workshop or course and/or have at least one season of beekeeping experience prior to attending.  Topics include pest and disease biology and identification, monitoring for pests and diseases, record keeping, treatments and integrated pest management.  Each participant will receive a copy of the Ontario Beekeeping Manual.

You are invited to attend a free Taste of Kawartha Country Open House. Learn first-hand how farmer’s have a role in making a delicious food – pizza! The open house will take place on Wednesday, March 28^th from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Lindsay Exhibition Grounds, on Angeline Street, south of Lindsay. See live farm animal exhibits, hands on demonstrations by local farmers and watch sheep shearing. This event will feature local products at an indoor Farmers’ Market. The entire family will enjoy this event. Free draw for a Kawartha Lakes Gift Basket. Free Admission. For more information about the event, please contact the Lindsay Exhibition at 705-324-5551 or www.lindsayex.com/ for more information.

Maple Sugar Time
Spring is one of the best times of year at McLean Berry Farm. Not only are the days getting longer and warmer - but spring is the time of year that the sap flows! As mother nature brings cool nights and warm days into the forecast, the sweet sap flows and is collected and boiled in the McLean’s sugarbush in Buckhorn. A delicious sweet treat that many love - McLean Berry Farm opens their farm on weekends to the public at the end of March and the beginning of April. People from near and far enjoy visiting the farm for horse drawn hay rides, walks through the sugar bush, pioneer displays, visiting the sugar shack, and even tasting sweet maple treats. A toe tapping tune plays while pancakes are devoured in the store, and kids of all ages can’t resist toffee time with the magic maple sugar maker! Farm animals, hay bales and even a snow cannon offer up plenty of springtime fun that everyone enjoys taking part in!

Once again, as one of their many fundraisers for the community, the Lakefield Lions club will be serving up a delicious all day pancake breakfast with fresh pancakes and sausages lining the grill. Whatever it is you’re looking for this spring, the McLean’s Maplefest is a great way for everyone to shake off a long winter and enjoy the celebration of springs arrival!

This years Buckhorn Maplefest takes place on...

March 17, 18, 24, 25, 31 and April 1 2012.

If you’d like more information about
McLean’s Maplefest please visit www.mcleanberryfarm.com or call 705-657-2134
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Visit our web site www.McleanBerryFarm.com

Maple Sugar Time
Spring is one of the best times of year at McLean Berry Farm. Not only
are the days getting longer and warmer - but spring is the time of year
that the sap flows! As mother nature brings cool nights and warm days
into the forecast, the sweet sap flows and is collected and boiled in
the McLean’s sugarbush in Buckhorn. A delicious sweet treat that many
love - McLean Berry Farm opens their farm on weekends to the public at
the end of March and the beginning of April. People from near and far
enjoy visiting the farm for horse drawn hay rides, walks through the
sugar bush, pioneer displays, visiting the sugar shack, and even tasting
sweet maple treats. A toe tapping tune plays while pancakes are devoured
in the store, and kids of all ages can’t resist toffee time with the
magic maple sugar maker! Farm animals, hay bales and even a snow cannon
offer up plenty of springtime fun that everyone enjoys taking part in!
Once again, as one of their many fundraisers for the community, the
Lakefield Lions club will be serving up a delicious all day pancake
breakfast with fresh pancakes and sausages lining the grill. Whatever it
is you’re looking for this spring, the McLean’s Maplefest is a great way
for everyone to shake off a long winter and enjoy the celebration of
springs arrival!

This years Buckhorn Maplefest takes place on...

March 17, 18, 24, 25, 31 and April 1 2012.

If you’d like more information about
McLean’s Maplefest please visit www.mcleanberryfarm.com or call 705-657-2134
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Visit our web site www.McleanBerryFarm.com